Washbasin



April 6,1943. J. LyBRACK 2,315,928

WASHBASIN Filed Feb. 18, 1942 3 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR.

kfasz ofz L. Brae/ I HTTYS.

J. L. BRACK WASHBAS IN Filed Feb. 18, 1942 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 I'll! II INVENT OR. JOSGF/L L. .Brac'k' BY firm 5.

April 6, 1943. L RACK 2,315,928

WASHBASIN Filed Feb. 18, 1942 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 BY 7%,. ,awwreu HTTYS.

Patented Apr, 6, 1943 VVASHBASIN Joseph L. Black, Chicago, Ill.,assignor to Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company, Chicago, 111., acorporation of Delaware Application February 18, 1942, Serial No.461,405

14 Claims.

Folding washbasins are widely used today in railway passenger cars aspart of the equipment in the various room accommodations. Each of thesebasins generally is hinged about a horizon tal axis and moves from ahorizontal open position to a vertical closed position. When in itsclosed vertical position, the basin generally is disposed inside ahousing. Water is placed in the basin only when the basin is in itshorizontal open position. To empty the water, the basin is tiltedvertically to its closed position, and the waste water is thereby pouredinto a waste sump and discharged from the car.

Users of folding basins invariably deposit articles of jewelry and thelike 'on, the top surfaces of open basins, and there are repeatedinstances where these articles have been lost or at least renderedinaccessible because the basins are tilted for discharging the wastewater before the articles of jewelry are removed.

The present invention is intended to alleviate to a great extent thedifiiculties encountered in retrieving articles which are dropped intothe basin sumps. It makes it possible to remove simply each basin fromits mounting so as to make the sump readily accessible for removal ofthe lost article. The user himself can perform this operation withoutrequiring the services of a mechanic or without needing any wrenches orother tools. The appearance of the basin in no way is marred by theremoval of the present device, and the installation is relatively simpleand inexpensive.

The above constitutes one of the principal objects and advantages of thepresent invention, others of which will become apparent from thefollowing description and drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a basin housing showing thebasin in its closed, inoperative position;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary perspective view corresponding to Fig. 1 butshowing the basin in its removed position;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary, vertical sectional view taken throughthe housing showing the basin in its closed position;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail view of one side of the basin showing itsmounting and releasing mechanism, the view being taken on the line 4-4of Fig. 6;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional view taken on the line 55of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view corresponding to Fig. 3but showing the basin in its open position; and

Fig. '7 is an enlarged fragmentary horizontal sectional view through thebasin taken on the line 1-'! of Fig. 6.

Referring now to Figs. 1 and 2, a cabinet or housing is generallyindicated at l0 and includes a front wall I l a pair of side walls, oneof which is shown at l2, and a rear wall l3 (Fig. 3). A washbasin I4 isshown in Fig. 1 in its closed position. Directly above the basin is autility shelf l5, and above the shelf is a mirror I6.

The basin [4 fits into a recess generally indicated at [1 in Fig. 2. Inthe recess and disposed directly above the basin when the latter is inits open position shown in Fig. 6 is a faucet assembly, generallyindicated at l8, having hot and cold water faucet levers l9 and 20,respectively, and a discharge spout- 2|. A soap dish 22, as shown, formspart of the faucet assembly.

The recess I! in the housing I0 is shaped to correspond to the shape ofthe basin l4, and, as shown in the drawings, is substantiallyrectangular; The sides of the recess are formed by vertical walls 23 and24 (Fig. 5). The top comprises a horizontal top wall 25. The recess isclosedat the back by a rear vertical wall 26, which is substantiallystraight throughout the distance from the top wall 25 to a positionbelow the faucet assembly l8 (Fig. 3), and then is offset rearwardly at21 toward the back wall l3 of the housing l0 so as to provide sufficientclearance for the basin when the latter is moved from its inoperative toits operative position. The ofiset portion 21 of the rear wall 26 for atleast a paft of its area is spaced from the back wall'l3 of the housinga distance sufiicient to provide a passage 28 (Fig. 3) for pipes 29,which connect the faucet assembly l8 to a source of water.

Between the rear wall 26 of the recess l1 and the back 13 of the housingI0 are suitable framing members '36, 3|, 32, and 33 to give thenecessary support and rigidity to the structure. These members aresecured in placeby any suitable means. The front of the recess H, asbest shown in Fig. 2, is open, and the basin l4 itself serves as theclosure member.

Extending below the recess and enclosed within the housing H! is a sump,generally indicated at 34 in Fig. 3. This sump includes a front wall 35extending downwardly and rearwardly from the front face ll of thehousing and a rear wall 36 commencing at the lower edge of the offsetportion 21 of the rear recess wall 26 and inclining rearwardly to theback wall l3 of the housing Ill. Suitable side walls joining the frontand rear sump walls 35 and 36, respectively, extend from the top to thebottom of the sump. The bottom of the sump is closed by bottom wall 31,which has a discharge opening 38 through which waste water empties intoa discharge pipe 39. A perforated plate 40 strains out and retains anysolid articles to prevent loss through the discharge pipe 39 of articlesof value.

A shield 4| projects part of the way across the top of the sump directlybelow the basin.

Referring to Figs. 1-4, inclusive, the basin |4 includes a front face42, sides 43 and 44, a forward wall 45, a top 46, and a bowl 41, thelatter of which is open at the rear of the basin and is provided with alip 48, through which waste water is discharged into the sump. Ahandgrasp member 49 (Fig. 1) is provided on the front face 42 of the basinfor manipulation of the basin from open to closed position.

The basin I4 is pivoted about a horizontal axis, so that it may berotated from a closed, vertical position (shown in I) to an open,horizontal trunnions 50 and 5| project into the recess I! from therecess side walls 24 and 23, respectively. Elongated slots 52 and 53(Fig. 5), respectively, in the basin sides 43 and 44 receive thecorresponding trunnions 50 and 5|-. Fig. 6 shows the basin |4-mounted onthetrunm'ons 50 and 5| (only trunnion 5| being shown in this figure).whereas Fig. 2 shows the basin entirely removed from its mounting. Thisremoval is accomlished by moving the basin, and consequently the slots52 and 53 laterally with respect to the trunnions 5| and 52. Thetrunnions thus pass lengthwise through the slots and out through theopen ends of the slots shown at 52' and 53'.

The slots 52 and 53 on the opposite sides of the basin are identical.For this reason, one only will be descrlbedin detail.

Referring to Fig. 4, slot 52 is shown in detail, and comprises an outerchannel member 55 hav ing flanges 56 for attachment to the basin sidewall 43. The channel member fits into the opening in the basin side wall43. An inner channel member 51 straddles the outer channel member 55,and has flanges 58 for attachment to the inner face of the basin sidewall 43. As best shown in Fig. '7, the channel members 55 and 51 are cutaway at 59 and 60, respectively, to form an opening into the innerchannel member 55 through the walls of the channel members.

Referring now to Fig. 7, a basin latch member, generally indicated at6|, provides a latch to hold the basin on its mounting, and isreleasable so as to unlatch the basin to permit removal of the latterfrom its mounting. This latch member 6| includes a backing member 52having an offset portion 63 for attachment to the inner side of thebasin side wall 43.

Fastened to this backing member 62 is a plate 64 having an oifset stop65 adjacent to its free end.- The latch member 6| assumes the positionshown in Fig. "7, and is made of a material having suflicient resiliencyto permit flexing of the member to a limited degree without causingpermanent distortion. Normally, this latch member 6|, as shown in thefigures, is parallel to a side wall 43 of the basin, and the stop 65projects out through openings 59 and 60 in the channel members 55 and57., respectively, and partially obstructs the slot 52 so as to latchthe trunnion 50 in relationship to the slot 52.

Again referring to Fig. '7, the basin side 43 is provided with anindentation 66, which has an opening 61 passing through the wall 43. Anactuating button or key 68 extends through the opening 61 and is securedto the latch member 6| by means of a machine screw 69 or some othersuitable means. As shown, the key 68 has an enlarged head 69, the outersurface of which is normally substantially in the plane of the basin.side wall v43.

As shown in Fig. 7, the latch member 6| is in its normal position withthe stop 65 obstructing the movement of the trunnion 56 through thepassage or slot 52. When it is desired to remove the basin from itsmounting, the key 68 on each sideof the basin is depressed, which movesthe stop pm each latch member 5| out of the slot or passage 52 (or 53 asthe case may be), thereby removing the obstruction in the passage topermit the basin to be withdrawn from its mounting'. As shown, the stops65 have an inclined rear face 10, so that when the basin is replaced thetrunnion strikes this face and serves to move the stop 65 from thepassage to permit the basin to be moved into place on its mounting.

The operation of this basin in removing it from its mounting isextremely simple: The operator merely grasps the basin on the two sides,and with his fingers applies the necessary pressure on the releasingbutton 68 on each side of the basin, and then pulls the basin from itsmounting. No particular angle of the basin is required, as thisopeartion can be performed whether the basin is in its fully openposition or is disposed diagonally.

I claim:

1. The combination of a cabinet having a recess in its front faceprovided with vertical sides, a removable washbasin supported in therecess, a trunnion on each of the vertical sides of the cabinet recessand projecting horizontally into the recess, means providing acooperating slot on each side of-the basin opening adjacent to the rearedge of the basin, each trunnion being adapted to project into itscorresponding basin slot and to be admitted through the opening thereinat the rear of the basin, a releasable latch on at least one side of thebasin adjacent to one of the slots and adapted to engage thecorresponding'trunnion to hold the basin in the cabinet recess, andmeans accessible from said side of the basin for disengaging the latchfrom the trunnion, thereby allowing the basin to be removed from therecess.

2. A basin, a housing for the basin, means for pivotally supporting thebasin in the housing including a pair of trunnions 0n the housing spacedin horizontal alignment, a bearing on each side of the basin forreceiving the corresponding trunnion, the basin being adapted to pivoton the trunnions from a'vertical inoperative position in the housing toa horizontal operative position projecting from the housing, meansproviding a track associated with each bearin through which thecorresponding trunnion is adapted to pass so as to allow the basin to beremoved from the housing, latching means on thebasin cooperating with atleast one of the trunnions for latching the basin on the trunnionsincluding mean cooperating with the latching means and manipulated fromthe side of the basin adjacent to said one trunnion for unlatching thebasin so that it may be removed from the housing.

3. A basin, a housing for the basin opening horizontally and including apair of horizontally spaced Vertical walls, means for supporting thebasin in the housing and between the vertical walls including a pair oftrunnions, one on each vertical wall and projecting toward the basin, abearin on each side of the basin for receiving the correspondingtrunnion, the bearings each having a correspondingly positioned openingdisposed laterally with respect to the trunnions through which openingsthe trunnions may pass to allow removal of the basin from the housing,means on the basin cooperating with at least one of the trunnions forlatching the basin onto the trunnions, and manually operated meansmanipulated from the side of the basin adjacent to said one trunnion forunlatching the basin from the trunnions to allow the basin to be removedfrom the housing.

4. A basin, a housing for the basin opening horizontally and including apair of horizontally spaced vertical walls, means for supporting thebasin in the housing and between the vertical walls includincomplementary pivot members comprising trunnions and bearings at eachside of the basin, one of the complementary pivot members being mountedon the side of the basin and the other on the corresponding verticalwall of the housing, the trunnions normally being pivotally supported inthe bearings and being removable therefrom, means cooperating with atleast one of the trunnions for latching the trunnion in its bearing, andmanually operated means associated with the latching means andmanipulated from the side of the basin adjacent to said one trunnion forunlatching the trunnion from the bearing to permit removal of the basinfrom the housing.

5. The combination of avertical cabinet having a front and a pair ofside walls and provided with a recess bounded on its sides byhorizontally spaced, substantially vertically disposed side walls, abasin adapted to fit in the recess and having a bottom, front, and sidewalls, the side walls of the basin being disposed closely adjacent tothe side walls of the recess, a trunnion on each recess side wall, meansproviding a slot in each side wall of the basin, each slot extendinglongitudinally of the basin side wall and at one end forming a bearingfor the trunnion and at the other end being open to permit passagetherethrough of the trunnion, a movable stop on at least one of thebasin side walls normally disposed against the adjacent trunnion on theside toward the slot opening, and means accessible from said side of thebasin for moving the stop away from the trunnion so that the trunnion isfree to move relative to and linearly in the slot and through theopening therein.

6. A basin, a support for the basin including horizontally disposed,spaced pivot means, means on the sides of the basin for mounting thebasin on said pivot means, the basin being adapted to pivot about saidpivot means from a vertical inoperative position to a horizontaloperative position, means for latching together the mounting and pivotmeans on at least one side of the basin, and means manipulated at saidside of the basin for releasing the mounting means from the pivot means.

'7. The combination of a cabinet provided with a recess in its frontface having vertical sides, a

removable washbasin supported in the recess, a trunnion on each of' thevertical sides of the recess projecting substantially horizontally intothe recess, means providing a slot on each side of the basin opening tothe rear edge of the basin and closed at its forward end to provide abearing portion, each trunnion being normally seated in one of saidbearing portions for pivotally mounting the basin in the recess, areleasable latch normally closing the slot behind one of the trunnions,and means operable from a side of the basin for releasing the latch topermit the basin to be removed from the recess by withdrawing the slotfrom the trunnion.

8. The combination of a cabinet provided with a recess in its front facehaving vertical sides, a removable washbasin supported in the recess, atrunnion on each of the vertical sides of the recess projectingsubstantially horizontally into the recess, means providing a slot oneach side of the basin opening to the rear edge of the basin and closedat its forward end to provide a bearing portion, each trunnion beingnormally seated in one of said bearing portions for pivotally mountingthe basin in the recess, a, releasable latch normally closing the slotbehind one of the trunnions, and a button projecting through a side ofthe basin, bearing against the latch, and adapted to be pressed inwardlyto release the latch and permit the basin to be removed from the recessby withdrawing the slot from the trunnion.

9. The combination of a cabinet provided with a recess in its front facehaving vertical sides, a removable washbasin supported in the recess, atrunnion on each of the vertical sides of the recess projectingsubstantially horizontally into the recess, means providing a slot oneach side of the basin opening to the rearedge of the basin and closedat its forward end to provide a bearing portion, each trunnion beingnormally seated in one of said bearing portions for pivotally mountingthe basin in the recess, and a resilient latch normally closing the slotbehind one of the trunnions and provided with means accessible from aside of the basin for temporarily releasing the latch to permit thebasin to be removed from the recess by withdrawing the slot from thetrunnion.

10. The combination of a cabinet provided with a recess in its frontface having vertical sides, a removable washbasin supported in therecess, a trunnion on each of the vertical sides of the recessprojecting substantially horizontally into the recess, means providing aslot on each side of the basin opening to the rear edge of the basin andclosed at its forward end to provide a bearing portion, each trunnionbeing normally seated in one of said bearing portions for pivotallymounting the basin in the recess, and a resilient latch having ashouldered stop normally closing the slot behind one of the trunnionsand including means accessible from a side of the basin for temporarilyreleasing the latch to permit the basin to be removed from the recess bywithdrawing the slot from the trunnion, said stop having an inclinedrear face adapted to engage the trunnion to cam the stop to pass thetrunnion into latched position when the basin is re-inserted in therecess and the slot is pushed along the trunnion.

11. The combination of a cabinet provided with a recess in its frontface having vertical sides, a removable washbasin supported in therecess, a trunnion on each of the vertical sides of the recessprojecting substantially horizontally into the recess, means providing aslot on each side of the basin opening to the rear edge of the basin andclosed at its forward end to provide a bearing portion, eachtrunnionbein normally seated in one of said bearing portions forpivotally mounting the basin in the recess, and a resilient latchnormally closing the slot behind one of the trunnions and having areleasing button projecting through the adjacent side of the basin andaccessible from said side for temporarily releasing the latch to permitthe basin to be removed from the recess by withdrawing the slot from thetrunnion.

12. The combination of a cabinet provided with a recess in its frontface having vertical sides, a removable washbasin supported in therecess, a trunnion on each of the vertical sides of the cabinet recessprojecting horizontally into the recess, means providing a cooperatingslot on each side of the basin opening adjacent to the rear edge of thebasin, each trunnion being adapted to project into its correspondingbasin slot and to pass through the opening therein at the rear of thebasin, a releasable latching member on each side of the basin adjacentto one of the slots and adapted to engage the corresponding trunnion tohold the basin in the cabinet recess, an arm disposed parallel to andmounted on each side of the basin, one of said latching members beingsecured to each arm, each arm being movable laterally with respect tothe side of the basin so as to move the latching member out ofengagement with its trunnion, and means accessible at each side of thebasin for moving the adjacent arm so as to disengage the trunnion tounlatch the basin for removal of same from the recess.

13. A basin, a housing for the basin, means for pivotally supporting thebasin in the housing including a pair of trunnions on the housing spacedin horizontal alignment, a bearing on each side of the basin forreceiving the corresponding trunnion, the basin being adapted to pivoton the trunnions from a vertical inoperative position in the housing toa horizontal operative position projecting from the housing, meansforming a track associated with each bearin through which thecorresponding trunnion is adapted to pass so as to allow the basin to beremoved from the housing, latching means on the basin cooperating. withthe trunnions for locking the basin on the trunnions including an arm oneach side of the basin-movable laterally with respect to the basin side,a latching member on each arm adapted to engage the adjacent trunnion toprevent linear movement of the track relative to the trunnion, and anactuating member accessible at each side of the basin and cooperatingwith the corresponding arm for moving the arm laterally to withdraw thelatching member from the trunnion so asito permit removal of the basin.

14. A basin, a housing for the basin opening horizontally and includinga pair of horizontally spaced vertical walls, means for supporting thebasin in the housing and between the vertical walls including a pair oftrunnions, one of said trunnions being positioned on each vertical wallandprojecting toward the basin, a bearing on each side of the basin forreceiving the corresponding trunnion, the bearings each having ahorizontally positioned opening disposed laterally with respect to thetrunnions through which openings the trunnions may pass to allow removalof the basin from the housing, means on the basin cooperating with thetrunnions ,for locking the basin onto the trunnions including an armdisposed closely adjacent to and substantially parallel to each of thebasin sides, means fastening one end of each arm to the basin, alatching member on the other end of each .arm adapted to engage thecorresponding trunnion substantially to prevent linear movement of thebasin on the trunnions, and an actuating member accessible at each sideof the basin and cooperating with the corresponding arm for moving thearm laterally to withdraw the latching member from the trunnion topermit removal of the basin.

JOSEPH L. BRACK.

